Monday, November 1, 2010

APPLE HARVEST

6x6 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

It felt really good to get back to the easel today after being gone for two weeks! I pulled out Carol's notes about painting white and did some sketches this morning. I felt a little rusty, but it felt great to have a paint brush in my hand. It is evident that I need more practice and will continue to do more and more until my whites look like white! :)

In the afternoon I painted "Apple Harvest" for the Studio Atelier challenge. This is the first time I have participated in this particular blog challenge. The blog host, Barb Benik, takes photos and uses one every 3 to 4 weeks for the challenge. In this particular photo I cropped it and had a blast painting. Click here and enjoy what has been submitted and maybe join in!

21 comments:

  1. This is really lovely!! A great 6x6 study!

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  2. Très jolis reflets pour ces pommes qui peuvent s'admirer ! Bises

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  3. A really sweet painting with wonderful reflections. Do you have an apple tree?

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  4. Beautiful painting, Linda!! Love the saturated color and the reflections make for a really interesting and dynamic composition. So glad to see you're back!

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  5. Look at you! . . . Practicing what we were taught! Nice job!

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  6. I like how you edited the reference photo--you cropped it and used brighter colors. Really like this one!

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  7. Luscious colors- especially the purpley greys. The abstract shapes of the reflections are dynamic and fun.
    Nice painting!

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  8. The composition looks both real and abstract.. that makes it very interesting Linda, lovely!

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  9. Well..This painting sure does not look rusty..really like it

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  10. Wonderful Linda, the color and reflecttion create such depth. very nice!

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  11. Beautiful job Linda! And thank you for the kind comment on my blog.

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  12. Caught my eye right away...Beautiful job on the leaves and the skin of the apples...the reflections are very nice also!

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  13. Hi, Linda! Good composition. Makes me want to try my hand at apples. So yummy!

    Just curious...what is our Nov. theme?

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  14. Wonderful, Linda!I love the softness of your leaves, and your clever cropping!

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  15. Lovely Linda...looks like you got a lot out of Carol's workshop. I love your leaves, they are hard!

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  16. Love this one so much. The reflections are fabulous.

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  17. Linda, love your luscious colors and soft edges. Beautiful!

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  18. The colors are so glorious and you didn't forget to make the shadows delicious as well. Thank you for entering the "In the Moment" Challenge. If you could next time (if you participate) please mention the challenge on your blog post, that will help "get the word out" regarding the challenge. Also, if you could (next time) please submit the specific POST to the linky as this way people don't have to search for your post in order to comment. Thank you!

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  19. Very nice! Love the reflections and the complementary colors.

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